Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 176, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2021, 3:36 AM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Sep 6, 2021, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 4:31 AM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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539 FZAK52 PAJK 061136 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-070545- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A brief ridge will move across the inner channels Monday. A gale force low tracks northward into the SE gulf towards southern Baranof Island Tue then weakens. Another gale force low moves west to east across the gulf Thu into Fri. $$ PKZ041-070545- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft late. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ042-070545- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt late. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft late. Rain late. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ043-070545- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ051-070545- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE late. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-070545- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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489 FZAK52 PAJK 062340 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-071745- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low will track northward into the SE gulf late Monday night, then towards southern Baranof Island through Tuesday afternoon. The low will slowly weaken through Wednesday morning over the central gulf coast. Outlook. Another gale force low moves west to east across the gulf Thursday into Friday. $$ PKZ041-071745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft. Showers early in the evening, then rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ042-071745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the evening, then becoming NE 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ043-071745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E in the evening, then becoming NE 15 KT late. Seas building to 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-071745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE late. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-071745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 340 PM AKDT Mon Sep 6 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE late. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing late. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
058 FZAK52 PAJK 071338 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-080745- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low will track toward southern Baranof Island through Tuesday afternoon. The low will slowly weaken through Wednesday morning over the central gulf coast. Outlook. Another gale force low moves west to east across the gulf Thursday into Friday. $$ PKZ041-080745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. $$ PKZ042-080745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W late. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ043-080745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-080745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt becoming E 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ052-080745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 538 AM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft. .FRI...E gale to 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 8 ft. $$
957 FZAK52 PAJK 072307 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-081715- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low will slowly weaken through Wednesday over the central gulf coast. Ridging briefly builds across SE Alaska on Thursday before a front moves into the panhandle from the west on Friday. $$ PKZ041-081715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ042-081715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming W. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ043-081715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-081715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...E gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ052-081715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 307 PM AKDT Tue Sep 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...E gale to 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 10 ft. $$
306 FZAK52 PAJK 081231 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-090645- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low will slowly weaken Wednesday over the central gulf coast. Ridging briefly builds across SE Alaska on Thursday before a front moves into the panhandle from the west on Friday. $$ PKZ041-090645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ042-090645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ043-090645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ051-090645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...E gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ052-090645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 431 AM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...E gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Sep 6, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Sep 6, 3:59 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Sep 6, 3:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr |
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